St Martins Lane

We stayed at the St Martins Lane for 2 nights in early June while in London for the Twenty20 World Cup. I decided that we deserved a treat and something a bit nice and ended up getting the hotel through Priceline for $160 per night which was half the price that the hotel was offering.

Location is brilliant and the best I've ever had when staying in London. Two minutes walk to Leicester Square tube, and just around the corner from Trafalgar Square and the National Portrait Gallery. Lots of restaurants and pubs to choose from nearby.

The hotel itself is quite funky although a bit bizarre in places! The room was adequate in size - the bed was comfortable and there was a flat screen tv, dvd player and an ipod dock as well. The hotel offers a free dvd service - choose your dvd and they send it up with some complimentary popcorn! What really was the best was the bathroom - it was lovely - contemporary and roomy and the power shower is the best I've ever had. Top marks for that!

Check-in and out was speedy and efficient.

I'm not sure that I would pay the rack rate (around L260 per room) but if you get a deal then this is a really good choice.

I've stayed in this hotel a couple of times and I must agree with an earlier comment that this is London's best kept secret. I have friends who live in Central London and they have never seen or heard of it - the lack of any name or identification on the front obviously contributes to this. However, when they came to visit me, they were blown away by the hotel's (and mine by association!) coolness.

This hotel is uber-trendy. Though the decor can seem a bit harsh at times (lots of angles, somewhat avant-garde furniture and the lighting/walls are saturated with white) it retains a welcoming and classy atmosphere. I've stayed in most of the room types and the basic rooms can be a bit small, but the best value/space ratio seems to be the garden rooms (basically a small 4x4 foot "garden" with a tree, table and chairs). However, this is still expensive for similar sized rooms in London. The higher up rooms, loft and suite (I think) are of delightful, but can be a rather on the very expensive side - but very chic if you want to make an impression! (ahem)

Staff were courteous, rooms were clean, food was excellent. My only gripes would be a) the price (all extras seemed to be a tad pricey) and b) the bouncers on the door of the bar can get a bit bolshie and wont let you in if you forget your room key. This happened me once and was a little embarrassing with me having to head back to the room to get the key before they'd let me in.

However, gripes aside, I must admit I love this hotel. It's classy, trendy, yet not obnoxious (bar bouncers excepted!) and will be staying there in the near future!

We really appreciate your great review, delighted you had such a good stay and hope you can return before too long. Our website has some great offers over the summer, please let me know if you do book